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Copper Ore.—Two samples of copper pyrites ore sent from Mangaroa by Mr Roliert Bell were treated this week at the Thames School of Mines. No. 1 sample gave 10.95 ]ier cent, of copper, No. 2, 3.52 |ier cent., the former lieing valued at £5 |ier ton and No. 2at £1 12s 6d. This ore was obtained from the surface. Cuirassier. —The reef in the w inze is one foot thick and the stone shows gold.

Paul Jones (Wailii). —Anoption has been granted to representatives of English capitalists over this mine on conditions that provide for the expenditure of at least £7O ]ier month on the property in development work.

Great Barrier.—One ton of ore from the reef in the low level at this mine has lieen sent for treatment at the Thames School of Mines.

Chicago (Tararu). —Good gold has lieen struck in the No. 2 drive of this mine, which was recently purchased by a Christchurch syndicate.

Orlando.—ln breaking down the nice colours of gold were seen this week.

Hauraki North.—The western face and the stopes are supplying payable ore to the crusher.

Kathleen Crown. —Systematic development work is proceeding in this mine, and it is encouraging to note that the main reef at the 200 feet level has shown signs of improvement latterly. Mount Argentum.—A block of finelooking ore from the seven feet reef in the Great Barrier mine was sent to town this week. The stone is of first-class description, lieing almost black on account of the amount of mineral in it. Assays made from this reef went over £8 per ton, and showed a much larger proportion of gold than silver.

Kaitoke. —In No. 1 drive several small leaders have lieen eut during the month, also a reef, one foot thick, intersected, which shows silver freely.

Nil Desdcrandum. — No. 2 lead still carries a little gold, and the ground is getting lunch firmer as the drive advances.

Fleming’s Leases. — Two tons of ore from this Tairua property have just lieen treated at the Thames, for a return of lloz 2dwt melted gold, total value about £3O. The ore is free milling.

Adelaide—Below the level the reef is now aliout 12 inches wide, and when broken down showed strong colours of gold. New Golden Point (Tapu). — In the winze below the low level, the reef formation is now fully two feet wide, and some of the quartz looks very promising, a little gold lieing seen. The Royal Standard.—Rich stone is lieing taken from the footwall of No. 1 reef. Assays all show the value to lie £lO to £44 ]ier ton.

Komata Reefs.—The liattery is working most satisfactorily. At the mine on the reef in the low level the quality of ore so far as explored is first-class.

Native Chief.—The directors of this Comjiany have accepted a working option. Home people paying working expenses of not less than £6O |ier month. On the ultimate formation of the English Company the shareholders of the local Company will receive one-fifth of the shares paid up to £l.

Golden Shore (Coromandel). —Considerable vigour is lieing displayed in sinking the shaft on this property.

Waitaia. —At the low level the main reef carries a (layalde class of ore. Assays made going south prove that the ore should run aliout £5 Ills per ton, and while going north as high as £ll 4s per ton has lieen obtained. Flossie I Kennedy Bay).— In winze now lieing sunk on the main leader the stone shows gold at breaking down. Welcome Find.—ln the stopes aliove No. 2 level the Southern lisle is from 2 to 6 inches in width, and a few pieces of gold liearing stone have lieen selected from the general stuff. Alpha—Sufficient clearing at the battery site has lieen completed to permit buildings and excavations to lie gone on with. Hauraki North.—ln the western drive the reef continues to give payable results at liattery. In the rise the reef measures three feet in thickness. Two stopes have been started, and gold is frequently seen in all faces.

Grace Darling.—At the liattery everything is in readiness to start crushing. Stone is being broken out from different parts of the mine, in which gold can lie seen. The reef in the south end is fully eight feet wide, in the stopes five feet, and in one of the rises six feet. The ore if of a free milling character, and the manager does not anticipate any difficulty in saving the gold.

New Golconda—Work is to lie resumed at once in this mine, the requisite pumping and hauling machinery having lieen procured by the directors.